The Oakmont Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oakmont comes in on three and Christopher on four.
Oakmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gridley and snuck past 6-4.
Ayden Dringenberg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Oakmont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Carrillo, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Fearn, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Christopher put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 12-4 win. Christopher's victory was all the more impressive since Liberty was averaging only 2.15 runs allowed on the season.
Oakmont is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Christopher, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
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